Religious And Gender Prejudice Were Major Factors That...

A: To what extent can we say that religious and gender prejudice were major factors that caused the Salem Witch Trials? The Salem Witch Trials was the time period in which the community tried and burned women that were accused of practicing witchcraft. The trials could easily be blamed on the fear of the new type of ‘religion’. The witch trials consisted of mostly only women being tried and accused, it also started with a native american woman. The trials have been perceived as a infamous time in American history because they slaughtered 20 young women, while 200 of them were still accused (Christine Leigh Heyrman). However to an extent we could say that religious and gender prejudice was a major factor of the Salem Witch Trials. I have chosen to investigate the topic of the Salem Witch Trials because i believe it was not a popular choice for many, so i thought doing an investigation on it would shed some light on the topic, while keeping my essay interesting. Not only the fact that not a lot of people even wanted to choose it, not a lot of people understand the time period and the actions and beliefs that occurred during it. I wished to investigate the minds and lifestyle of the people back then to see and figure out why they would even believe in witches, and believe in them enough to convict and kill multiple women in such a short time period. The sources i have been using during my investigation were both off of the internet. One discussed the religious